Railroads will work wonders for our strategic defence. And now we're pumping out Machine Guns we can shove a load into our favourite coastal cities and we're immune to the dreaded amphibious seige!!! Nice. Looking at the state of things though, I sense tanks over the horizon... ouch!

And yeah I'm not surprised we're fairly level pegging on total number of troops. Only, as I was saying in another thread we are seriously limited by our lack of core cities with access to the coast so our navy has been playing second best throughout. And so their ability to hit us with said 'amphibious seige' with no warning, effectively negating the amphibious penalty, has been a real b*****d!

The difference in population and commerce is a real nasty one though! That's where we could do with Japanese + Viking lands! I guess angering Ragnar until he denounces us so we can 'whack' him is off the cards?

it looks like the Omegans have just acquired Physics, any guesses on where they're going with that? /dread

A peaceful and enlightened study of the natural world? No??

...oh!!

An admirable contribution. They'll buy anything we sell them!!!

I think their mistake here is their focus on harrassing us with some degree of success.  But wouldn't it make more sense for them to attack the Japanese?  Or even the Vikings?  Thereby gaining gaining strategic footholds?  If they could they would I believe.  I don't think they are at all capable of sustained land incursions.  Which may hint at the fact that they cannot defend much past the units they already have.  I'm sure we'd suffer a counter attack at Treasure Island.  But not a sustainable one.  With an armada of offensive ships, followed very closely (but not with the armada), by a few boat loads of offensive (and defensive) land units, we could capture AND HOLD,  the island.  When we arrive at bombers, what fun we will have.

Of course, this is all based on the supposition that they do not have the where with all to replace land units quickly enough.  I do believe the more time we give them the less chance we have.  It sure would be a blow to their confidense level and bloated ego's.  I like the suggestion and the strategic, and tactical value behind it.  If you think were ready for a massed landing there, and we are strong at home,  I say loose the dogs!

  They have become weak and lazy by denying them GREEN meat.